Royal Caribbean International and world-renowned sports icon Lionel Messi marked the start of a new era of vacations at the official naming celebration of the new Icon of the Seas in Miami. As The Icon of Icon, Messi bestowed safekeeping on the first-of-its-kind combination of every vacation, its crew and the millions of families who will make memories on Icon for years to come. The most decorated fútbol player in history’s Inter Miami CF teammates, Emmy award-winning host Mario Lopez, Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Michael Bayley, Captain Henrik Loy of Icon, and more joined in commemorating the milestone.
MIAMI, Jan. 25, 2024 – Less than a week bashful of Illustrious Caribbean International’s 55th commemoration, the world’s biggest journey line and world-renowned sports symbol Lionel Messi – The Symbol of Symbol – authoritatively debuted the all-new Symbol of the Oceans at a standout naming celebration in Miami. The first-of-its-kind combination of the leading of each get-away was the star of the appear, as the foremost enhanced fútbol player in history offered safekeeping onto the world’s best family get-away, the committed team and the millions of families who will make recollections on board for a long time to come.
“Family is everything to me, and it was energizing to require portion in inviting what is the world’s best family excursion to Miami,” said Lionel Messi, Regal Caribbean’s Symbol of Symbol. “Everything I’ve seen on Icon of the Oceans is another level. There are encounters for the full family to create recollections that they’ll keep in mind forever.”
The breakthrough minute seven a long time within the making, facilitated by four-time Emmy award-winning have Mario Lopez, was held within the AquaDome neighborhood – an building and experiential accomplishment in itself that speaks to the record-setting lineup of encounters in store on Symbol. Ringing within the modern time of excursions was Regal Caribbean administrators, team, workers, fans and accomplices, counting Meyer Turku shipyard and Associate Miami CF.
“Icon of the Oceans is the perfection of more than 50 a long time of envisioning, enhancing and living our mission – to convey the world’s best get-away encounters capably. She is the extreme multigenerational family vacation, forever changing the status quo in family travel and satisfying get-away dreams for all ages on board,” said Regal Caribbean Bunch President and CEO Jason Freedom. “With Lionel Messi directing over the ship’s naming, we are excited and honored to have somebody famous for delivering recollections for millions of fútbol fans around the world and who values making notorious recollections with his family indeed more.”
Messi, the as it were eight-time Ballon d’Or award-winner and TIME’s 2023 Competitor of the Year, inaugurated the highly anticipated get-away with a bottle breaking fit for an symbol that has set records in its claim right. When to begin with uncovered in October 2022, Symbol impelled the single biggest booking day and the highest volume booking week within the voyage line’s at that point 53-year history. The Symbol of Symbol was too joined on organize by President and CEO of Illustrious Caribbean Gather Jason Freedom, President and CEO of Illustrious Caribbean Universal Michael Bayley and Icon’s captain, Henrik Loy.
“We did it! After seven a long time of seeking after the striking vision to make a one-of-a-kind get-away for each sort of family and adventurer, Symbol of the Oceans has ended up a reality,” said Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Regal Caribbean Universal. “Officially naming Symbol marks more than the presentation of a unused dispatch; it is the begin of a modern period of get-aways, and we’re energized to see tens of millions of families and companions make their stamp with memories they make together and on their possess enterprises without compromise.”
